Guns
Browning’s Fabulous Fifty
By Rod Woods- 28th Dec, 2020
- 5 Comments
Rod Woods reviews one of the most successful military weapons ever...
The first NZ Wapiti trophy - Viv Donald & his .280 Ross
By Tim Watson- 18th Dec, 2020
- 4 Comments
Easter in April 1923 stands as a significant time in New Zealand hunting history...
A three-step load development process - Sierra 6.5 130gr MatchKings
By Eben Fourie- 10th Dec, 2020
- 5 Comments
Call me a reloading geek, but the prospect of playing with a new-to-me projectile is something I really enjoy...
Testfire: Winchester Lever Action 1894 Deluxe Short Rifle
By Luke Dixon- 7th Dec, 2020
- 22 Comments
Diversity. Suffice to say it’s a loaded word in today’s world, but the in the context of what I’m referring to here, it’s perfect...
Converting Brass
By Matthew Cameron- 30th Nov, 2020
- 0 Comments
Sourcing brass cases is not always a matter of dropping into to your local gun shop...
The Survivor Cartridges
By Matthew Cameron- 9th Nov, 2020
- 10 Comments
Why is it that some cartridges, often over 100 years old, continue to take a large variety of game when many others have fallen by the wayside...
Forty Plus Years With the .308 Winchester: Part 2. Recent Loads
By Grandpa Mac- 28th Oct, 2020
- 2 Comments
In Part 1, I talked about my early struggles with loading a single rifle for multi purposes...
Project 30-06: Part One
By Aaron Carr- 15th Sep, 2020
- 7 Comments
My old faithful rifle was a 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser. It was accurate and while I had downed a few animals with it, the cartridge...
Forty Plus Years With the .308 Winchester: Part 1. The Early Years
By Grandpa Mac- 4th Aug, 2020
- 6 Comments
Sometime in the mid 1970’s I walked into the long-gone Carlton Sports Shop in Hastings and purchased...
Testfire: Mauser M18 Cerakote in 7mm Rem. Mag.
By Nik Maxwell- 3rd Aug, 2020
- 0 Comments
Having used a Mauser actioned and chambered rifle for much of my hunting and shooting career...
A new lease of life!
By Keith Deed- 21st Jul, 2020
- 9 Comments
Keith Deed refurbishes a classic .303...
The StG44 (Sturmgewehr 44) Assault Rifle
By Tim Watson- 15th Jul, 2020
- 0 Comments
Tim Watson shoots a revolutionary WWII German design...
Testfire: Winchester XPR Cerakote .223 Remington
By Nik Maxwell- 19th Jun, 2020
- 3 Comments
I first reviewed a Winchester XPR way back in issue #164 of NZG&H. That particular gun was chambered in .243 Win...
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Bushnell NZ PHOTO COMPETITION
WIN A PAIR OF BUSHNELL PRIME 10X25 BINOS!
We have opened up the photo competition to include both hunting and shooting so pics of your rifle, scenic, human interest etc are all welcome!
Please note that the photo comp runs continuously, meaning you are always in with a chance to win a prize! There are also chances to win One Year Subscriptions to NZGUNS and NZGUNS T-Shirts!
Entry is easy! Just email your photo, including a brief description, to: nik@nzguns.co.nz
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WIN a pair of Bushnell Prime 10X25 Binos!
Send in your favourite 2020 deer, pig, goat, chamois, tahr, rabbit or wallaby hunting pic for your chance to win!

Simon Jones
Simon, and his dog Moki, secured this sika spiker during a hunt off Clements Rd in the Northern Kaimanawas.
WINNER: NZGUNS T-Shirt!

Harry Stam
Harry sent in this pic of his mate Zak Jacobs with a red hind harvested during a winter hunt in the North Canterbury region! The rifle is a Tikka T3 chambered in .308 Win.

Adam McGrath
The 'Fiordland Boys' taking some time to enjoy the view on the Fiordland tops!

Michael Kenyon
Michael Kenyon with a great pic of a fallow buck taken during a recent hunt!

Hayden Clarke
Hayden secured this chamois during a hunt in Central Otago. He shoots a Browning X-Bolt chambered in .308 Winchester.
WINNER: NZGUNS One Year Subscription!

Shannon Kubala
Shannon with a ripper fallow buck that he secured with his Tikka T3x chambered in .308 Winchester.
WINNER: Bushnell Prime 10x25 Binos!

Jack McCabe
Jack McCabe (9 years old) with his first bull tahr on the deck using his Dads 22-250. A very proud moment for both Jack and his Dad.
WINNER: Bushnell Prime 10x25 Binos!